Category: Breaking Education News
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SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE INCREASED FREE EDUCATION FUNDS – CS MAGOHA ANNOUNCES
Education Cabinet Secretary (CS) Prof George Magoha has revealed that the Ministry is considering increasing the capitation funds to more than 28,000 public primary schools. Speaking while officiating the Primary Schools Head Teachers Association (KEPSHA) annual conference in Mombasa, Magoha told the 10,000 delegates that his ministry has acknowledged the need to increase the grant to cover emerging…
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CS Magoha sends this stern message to parents
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof George Magoha has implored parents and guardians to strengthen Parental Empowerment and Engagement with the children to encourage them in life. Speaking at a handover ceremony of NG-CDF infrastructure worth 28 million shillings to the Government at Kiuu River Secondary school , the CS noted that Parental empowerment was the most…
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A new secondary school opened to admit form ones who missed placement
The Government has established a new Secondary school to accommodate form ones who missed slots in other schools. The new secondary school opened in Nairobi county by the Ministry of Education will admit any form one who is yet to report to school. This is in a bid to realize the one hundred percent transition…
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Skills Acquired In TVETs Can Now Be Upgraded
The Government is formulating a policy to ensure that qualifications that Kenyans acquire through Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and skills acquired beyond the classroom can be upgraded through transfer of credit up to university. State Department for Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Principal Secretary Dr Esther Muoria said this will ensure young…
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Here is what must be done before and after schools are reopened.
The Ministry of Education has released the final guidelines for reopening of all learning institutions; during the current covid-19 pandemic. The guidelines have been given so as to protect learners, teachers and staff at learning institutions from contracting the disease. The Ministry has documented what must be done before and after schools are reopened. FINAL…
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World Bank To Build New Boarding Schools in these volatile areas
The World Bank plans to upgrade at least ten primary schools in volatile counties by offering low cost boarding facilities for learners in banditry prone areas. The Bank’s senior education specialist Ruth Charo pledged to facilitate the revamping and expansion of the schools to take in boarders from security risk institutions where disruption of learning…
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The missing 2020 form one students; CS Magoha leads drive to find them
The Ministry of Education has today stated that a total of 150,000 form ones are yet to report to secondary school. This is despite the fact that the January 24, 2020 reporting deadline has elapsed. According the Ministry only 80 percent of the learners who sat for the 2019 KCPE examination have reported to their…
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No Exam irregularities in National Exams this year- PS Belio Kipsang Says
Ministry of Education State Department for Basic Education Principal Secretary Dr. Belio Kipsang on Tuesday supervised the opening of a container holding Kenya Certificate of Primary Education and Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) examination papers at the Ngong Sub-County Headquarters, Kajiado North. Accompanied by a team of officials from the Ministry, the PS led his team…
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The African Canadian Continuing Education (ACCESS) Kenya Scholarships Awarded
The African Canadian Continuing Education (ACCESS) Kenya has awarded Sh. 1.3million scholarship to 100 students from vulnerable families in four counties of Western Kenya. Access Kenya awarded the scholarships to post-secondary students drawn from Kakamega, Bungoma, Vihiga and Busia with an aim of alleviating poverty through education. The students will be supported for their entire…
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Helb to be replaced by the Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Board: Final CBC Task Force Report
The CBC taks force has recommended the establishment of a Tertiary Education Placement and Funding Board, for the placement of the government sponsored students to public Universities, colleges and TVET institutions, for the management of a Fund to be used for providing loans and grants to assist Kenyan students to pursue tertiary education at such…
